Quinta Brunson Explains How 'Abbott Elementary' Has Changed Because of the Writer's Strike

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Quinta Brunson is revealing how the recent WGA strike has affected her popular show, Abbott Elementary.

The 33-year-old stars in the ABC comedy series, which she created, co-writes, and produces. The strike has been especially challenging to navigate for Abbott Elementary because of how the story specifically follows the calendar of a school year. Keep reading to find out what she shared… “Last year, we started airing in September, when school started,” Quinta noted to Deadline. “We’re not doing that this year.

It’s not like coming back to a family show where you can pop in on that family on any sitcom-y thing. It’s really like, what’s going on in the school?” She shared that Season 3 will have fewer episodes than Season 2 “because of the strike, and because of the airing schedule, because of what ABC has room for on their schedule.” Nevertheless, the show creator is finding the silver lining. “We did 22 last season, and that’s a lot of TV, in particular for me because I’m writing and producing and starring in it,” she said. “So for me, I welcomed a shorter season because it was tiring, exhausting work.

Love it, but exhausting for me.” The Abbott Elementary Season 3 writer’s room was supposed to get to work on May 1, the day that the strike actually began.